Changes are on the way for voters who had to deal with long lines at some Kansas City precincts during the Missouri primary.

Problems that led to long election day lines in KC now fixed, vendor says

Changes are on the way for voters who had to deal with long lines at some Kansas City precincts during the Missouri primary.

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Updated: 6:51 PM CDT Mar 22, 2016

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WEBVTT OMPANY THAT PROGRAM SOME OF THE SOFTWARE TOOK THE BLAME. HOW THEY'RE GOING TO FIX IT. LIKE SOME PEOPLE WAITED IN LINES UNTIL NINE IN THE EVENING TO VOTE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE BOOKLETS DESIGNED TO DISPENS VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION. THE COMPANY SAID THERE WERE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE DATA INSIDE THE TABLET AND THE PROBLEMS WERE THEIR FAULT. >> THAT DOES NOT MAKE ANY BETTER FOR US OR THE VOTERS WHO HAD A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE LAST TUESDAY. WE HAD BEEN TOLD AND ASSURED AND GUARANTEED IT HAS BEEN FIXED. >> THEY SHOULD HAVE THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND VOTER ID NUMBER OF EVERYONE REGISTERED AT A SPECIFIC PRECINCT. THE DATA SHOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN SECONDS. ON ELECTION DAY IT WAS TAKING IN ITS TO CALL UP VOTERS ONE BY ONE AND THE LINES GREW. THE COMPANY DID NOT HAVE THE DATABASE PREPARED TO HANDLE THE HEAVY TURNOUT. SHE SAID THEY EXPECTED EACH TABLET WAS ALREADY FULLY LOADED. >> THAT WOULD BE OUR CONCLUSION ALSO. WE HAD TO PRINT BALLOTS FOR -- EVEN IF ONLY 10%, OUT.

Problems that led to long election day lines in KC now fixed, vendor says

Changes are on the way for voters who had to deal with long lines at some Kansas City precincts during the Missouri primary.